NetPositive: Dealing with “spam” URLs

Some spammers try to conceal themselves by hiding their IP address in a 32-bit unsigned integer representation (a “Dword”) of that address. In other words, you might see a URL that looks something like:

http://3436766298/file.html

Most browsers on most platforms will convert this integer back into an IP address automatically. But as of version 2.1.1, NetPositive will simply not handle the request.

If for some reason you’re desperate to see what a spammer has to show you, you can convert the Dword back into an IP address at this site. Alternatively, if you have perl installed, try this: